First name, Lady

First name, Lady
   Used socially to the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. There are examples of its use in Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant, by Anthony Powell. In The Business of Loving, by Godfrey Smith, occurs:’ “It’s thirteen years, I’m afraid, Lady M.” The familiar abbreviation came back naturally.’ The wife of a younger son of a duke or marquess is addressed as ‘Lady’ + first name of her husband.

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